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A Tallit (Hebrew: טַלִּית‎‎) is a Jewish prayer shawl. $0

A Tallit (Hebrew: טַלִּית‎‎) is a Jewish prayer shawl.

A Tallit (Hebrew: טַלִּית‎‎) is a Jewish prayer shawl.

Torah requires Jews to wear a garment of some type to cover themselves, while praying, and such garment must have fringes (tzitzit) attached to its 4 corners.  The covering of oneself in the Tallit, during the prayer, is seen as a symbolic covering of oneself with the presence of God and separation from the natural […]

A Tallit (Hebrew: טַלִּית‎‎) is a Jewish prayer shawl.

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Torah requires Jews to wear a garment of some type to cover themselves, while praying, and such garment must have fringes (tzitzit) attached to its 4 corners.  The covering of oneself in the Tallit, during the prayer, is seen as a symbolic covering of oneself with the presence of God and separation from the natural world around. The custom of wearing Tallit dates back to 1800 BC, although the...